Here are inspiring stories of 300+ charities. All have met the accountability
  standards of the federal government's charity drive. We tell you how much
  each spends on overhead. You can make an online donation to nearly all.
All Charities A to Z
National/International
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the DC Metro Area
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California
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Social and Economic Justice
Social Services
Women
Youth
 

How to use this site?

We built this site to make it easy for you to learn a lot about a broad range of accountable charities.

How to find charities:
 

By what they do: On our home page, you can click on any of 32 categories, ranging from "Aging" to "Youth." You will get a list of charities whose work fits these categories.

By location: Also on our home page, you can get a list of charities working nationally or internationally or a list of charities working in California or the DC metropolitan area.

By using our alphabetical index.
 

What you will find:
 

Each charity’s mailing, e-mail and web addresses, as well as its phone and fax numbers.

A brief description of its work and the year it began.

How much it spends on fund-raising and administrative costs. (This percentage is determined by the federal government and is based on an analysis of the reports each charity must file every year with the Internal Revenue Service.)

Its 4-digit Combined Federal Campaign number.

Its answers to six questions many donors ask about charities:

    • Why do you exist?
    • What have you accomplished?
    • How do you help people in my community?
    • Why do you need my support?
    • How can I be sure you will use my money wisely and won’t waste it?
    • Can I volunteer? How?

How to view or print your own guide to charities

You can view and/or print in PDF form any of the four printed, photo-filled guides to charities we produce each year. Downloading these guides can take several minutes. You can also ask us to send you a guide.

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